TSA circumvents CONGRESS "They have NO AUTHORITY!" - TSA

When officials who head up a federal agency created and funded by Congress no longer feel obligated to appear before the congressional committee charged with overseeing the function of that agency, a situation of genuine tyranny exists.

Enter John Pistole, the Obama Administration's head of the notorious Transportation Security Agency. He is not only refusing to appear before the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, but he's even gone so far as to declare that said congressional committee possesses "no jurisdiction over the TSA."

That's more than just arrogance; that's a dangerous precedent to set.

We don't answer to you or anyone

According to the committee's website, Pistole was requested to appear before the panel's subcommittee on Aviation Nov. 28, to provide testimony at a hearing titled, "How Best to Improve Our Nation's Airport Passenger Security System Through Common Sense Solutions."

Chaired by Rep. Thomas Petri, R-Wis., the focus of the hearing was to "examine the impact that the regulations and policies of the Transportation Security Administration have on aviation passenger experience and the free flow of aviation commerce," according to a summary posted on the panel's website.

Despite being requested by a duly authorized congressional committee, Pistole, via a statement issued by the agency on its website, refused to comply:

The Committee has SUBPOENA power thus all they have to do is exercise it. If he still refuses he is in contempt of Congress with any and all subsiquent penalties attached thereto. This is simply the usual struggle between the Congressional and Executive branches that has gone on forever.

I posted this comment on another thread but it seems to apply here too:

I am not saying this as a slight on Americans because the same applies to Canadians and to me.

That happened because you, him, we, all of us allowed it to. We allowed them to become what they are. We either don't care, too involved with other matters, or think that someone will fix things right for us.

I wonder if all the idiots on the hill are realizing the treason that was committed when they passed the patriot act.

Quoting: Anonymous Coward 4797345

They knew full well. Their job as legislators is to introduce additional USC year after year to successfully circumnavigate the Constitution, cover past indiscretions, and pave the way for tomorrow's bad behavior. The notion they "know not what they do" is inconceivable.

I wonder if all the idiots on the hill are realizing the treason that was committed when they passed the patriot act.

Quoting: Anonymous Coward 4797345

Not a chance.

Congress is in the process of being dissolved, just like the Emperor did to the Imperial Senate.

Goodbye Old Republic, hello Obama Empire.

Quoting: Carshy McCarsh

Quoting: Anonymous Coward 28840841

Don't be so quick to throw that flag.

Take a close look around. It may be not be overly evident to those not really looking for flys in the ointment, but they're there.

Job 12:7) But ask now the beasts, and they shall teach thee; and the fowls of the air, and they shall tell thee:8) Or speak to the earth, and it shall teach thee: and the fishes of the sea shall declare unto thee.

republicans are ball-less. this has been going on for awhile now and still they do nothing.

worse they allowed these tsa morons to become unionized and now the tsa feels invinvible.

imbeciles who could not get a job at mcdonald's are easily hired at the tsa.

Quoting: davvi

Like this has anything to do with political parties you stupid inbred pathetic fuckwad!

Quoting: Anonymous Coward 28625829

are you really so completely incapable of understanding what i said? the republican majority in the house has the ability to stop the tsa in its tracks and instead chooses to allow them to do whatever they please.

both the house and the senate are being relieved of their constitutional authority of "over-sight" applied to various government agencies and your response is to call me a "stupid inbred pathetic fuckwad"? really?